during his recent visit to jiangsu, general secretary jinping xi stressed that "we will comprehensively upgrade the industrial base and modernize the industrial chain, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone." this has pointed out the direction and provided an important guideline for the current and future period of china's industrial development and industrial upgrading. the modernization level of industrial chain is an important reflection of the position of a country or region's industry in the division of labor in the global supply chain value chain and its ability to allocate resources. upgrading the modernization of the industrial chain is an urgent need to build a modern industrial system and promote high-quality economic development, is an important measure to cope with the impact of uncertainties and risks, and ensure china's economic security, is an inevitable requirement to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern and smooth the circulation of the national economy, and is the only way to strengthen china's industrial leadership and enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of industries.
the industrial chain refers to the chain correlation form formed objectively among various industrial departments based on certain technical and economic relations and spatial and temporal layout relations. the industrial chain covers the whole process of product production or service provision, including power supply, raw material production, technology research and development, intermediate product manufacturing, terminal product manufacturing and even circulation and consumption, and is the unity of industrial organization, production process and value realization. "industrial chain modernization" is the extension and refinement of the connotation of industrial modernization, and its essence is to use contemporary science and technology and advanced industrial organization methods to transform traditional industries and cultivate emerging industries, so that the industrial chain has high-end link capabilities, autonomous and controllable capabilities, global resource allocation capabilities and competitiveness ahead of the international market. the modernization of industrial chain is proposed based on the existing industrial basic conditions in china, and the advanced industrial base is the premise of the modernization of industrial chain, and the modernization of industrial chain also needs to do a good job of the advanced industrial base. therefore, the modernization of the industrial chain not only includes the construction and improvement of the industrial chain, but also includes the industrial innovation level, industrial safety defense line, production and marketing cycle path and sustainable development space and other industrial chain underlying structural support and organizational upgrading.
in summary, the modernization of the industrial chain is highly consistent with the goals and requirements of the supply-side structural reform, and the goals and requirements of the transformation of the kinetic energy and the improvement of the quality of economic development. the modernization level of the industrial chain is mainly measured by whether its development direction meets the requirements of the current development stage and era in china, and whether its development achievements can provide strong support for the strategic goals of economic and social development. in the face of the new global industrial competition pattern, it is crucial to improve the industrial base capacity and the level of the industrial chain. we must focus on the four major areas of strengthening innovation leadership, building a strong security defense line, promoting internal and external circulation, and expanding the space for sustained competition, so as to continue to improve the modernization of the industrial chain.
from the perspective of innovation and development, it is necessary to strengthen the leading ability of industrial innovation with the deep integration of the industrial chain and the innovation chain. at present, china's industrial innovation ability is not strong, the industrial chain and the innovation chain are disconnected, although china has made a lot of achievements in artificial intelligence, digital economy and other innovative frontier fields, but compared with some developed countries, there is still a certain gap. to improve the modernization of the industrial chain, we should focus on promoting the deep integration of the industrial chain and the innovation chain, and build new competitive advantages of the country. it is necessary to open up new areas and new tracks for development, forward-looking deployment of the digital economy and its enabling industries, intellectual property-intensive industries, and future industries, and deployment of innovation chains in cutting-edge areas of technology incubation, diversified investment, early market cultivation, and industrial ecology, so as to promote the formation of a sound innovation ecology and create a global innovation high ground.
from the perspective of economic security, we should strengthen national economic security by giving full play to the advantages of the new nationwide system. many key areas and links of china's industrial chain technology "stuck neck" problems are prominent, and some key components and raw materials are highly dependent on foreign countries. to modernize the industrial chain, efforts should be made to speed up weaknesses in areas related to security development, especially in basic software, core hardware, basic raw materials and other outstanding weaknesses, improve independent intellectual property rights and substitution and continuity capabilities, and constantly improve the resilience and security of industrial chains and supply chains. we will strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, increase investment in basic research and original innovation, strategic high-tech, and high-end industries, and accelerate the iteration and breakthrough of key core technologies. in addition, it is necessary to focus on key regions, strengthen the industrial chain supporting, enhance the adhesion of advanced manufacturing to modern service industries, and build an industrial cluster ecosystem.
from the perspective of building a new development pattern, it is necessary to promote a virtuous cycle of the market through internal and external linkage. china's national economic circulation is not smooth enough, inter-regional industrial division of labor and cooperation is not close enough. at the same time, with the intensification of the game between major countries, the trend of regionalization and localization of the global industrial chain and supply chain is obvious, and the international market cycle is hindered. to upgrade the modernization of the industrial chain, we should focus on unblocking the big domestic cycle and promoting the double domestic and international cycle. in this process, we should speed up the construction of a large unified national market, guide the rational flow of labor, capital, technology, data, and other advantages, form a distinctive, efficient coordination, efficient production and marketing of industrial circular coordination system in china, and expand the strategic depth of space. relying on high-level open platforms such as pilot free trade zones and free trade ports, we will align with high-standard international economic and trade rules, actively cultivate a group of chain master enterprises that dominate the allocation of resources in the global market, and encourage them to participate more actively and deeply in the division of labor and cooperation in the international industrial chain.
from the perspective of sustainable development, it is necessary to shape industrial competitive advantage through transformation and upgrading. due to the large capital investment and long duration of digital transformation, the digital transformation process of some enterprises is slow. at the same time, problems such as excessive energy consumption and environmental pollution in some industries still exist. to improve the modernization level of the industrial chain, we should focus on strengthening the basic support for industrial digitalization and green, and expand the space for sustainable development. it is necessary to focus on key areas such as energy, manufacturing, transportation, and construction, improve the layout of new digital green infrastructure, support leading enterprises to take the lead in implementing pilot digital transformation, promote intelligent and green upgrading of industrial chains, tap the potential of electronic information, automotive, machinery, petrochemical and other industries, and form new advantages in china's industrial development.
source: state-owned assets supervision and administration commission of the state council